Advanced Course

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

Exploration, Excitement, Experiences.

They’re what the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about. The Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you increase your confidence and build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable in the water.

This is a great way to get more dives under your belt while continuing to learn under the supervision of your PADI instructor. This course builds on what you’ve learned and develops new capabilities by introducing you to new activities and new ways to have fun scuba diving.

The knowledge and skills you get in the Advanced Open Water Course vary with your interest and the adventures you have, but include

Practical aspects of deep diving
Physiological effects of deeper scuba diving.
More ways to use your underwater compass
How to navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time
How to better use your dive computer and electronic Recreational Dive Planner^TM (eRDP^TM)
And much, much more, depending on the Adventure Dives you choose

You’ll hone your skills by completing five adventure dives that introduce you to:

Underwater Navigation
Deep Diving (typically anywhere from 60-100 feet)
Your choice of three more Adventure Dives depending on your dive site.

The Fun Part: Your Choice

One reason you’ll love the Advanced Open Water Diver course is that you and your instructor choose from 15 types of Adventure Dives to complete your course. You can try your hand at night diving, wreck diving, boat diving, search and recovery and much more.

Get credit! Each Adventure Dive in the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course may credit toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Diver course.

Prerequisites

A PADI Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification from another training organization)
15 years old (12 for Junior Advanced Open Water Diver)

Course Fee - $165

Course Includes:

Class/Pool Session

Five Open Water Dives

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Certification Card & Photo

Tanks and Fills

Weight and if applicable, weight belt

Entry fee, when done at the Blue Hole

Not Included:

Mask, snorkel, fins & booties

Regulator, BCD, Gauges or Computer

Wetsuit (for Blue Hole or Local dive site)

Entry fee at the Crater

Specialty Equipment Items

Transportation

Meals & Lodging

Student Kit - $42.50
Manual and $26 for the optional DVD

Important Note

For safety, all PADI students must complete a brief medical prior to commencing a course. If none of the listed conditions apply, you sign the form and you’re ready to start. If any of them apply to you, as a safety precaution, a physician must assess the condition as it relates to diving and sign a medical form that confirms that you’re fit to dive, dated within the last 12 months. Click here to view the form.

Night Diving...